How many recalls of the other manufacturers are software updates just without the possibility, of OTA?

How many different models do the other manufacturers have, how many has Tesla?

And don't forget that Musk acts like Tesla is special and doesn't have the same problems as the old lame boring companies.

My point is that other manufacturers' recalls could also be simple software updates but without OTA you need to visit a garage.

So just because Tesla could fix most of their problem oer OTA doesn't mean other manufacturers have more severe malfunctions, just a more complicated way of fixing it.

And OTA is nice until someone finds an unfixable bug and changes your brake setting per malicious OTA.

As a customer, I do care if someone can change important systems in my car without me noticing or being able to prevent it.

If it's a software update that only a service center can fix then few folks are going to take their time out to do that expeditiously, like with hardware recalls. Assuming their address is current and they even know about it. Whereas an OTA update is either automatically done or in their face the next time they drive.

But the method of fixing doesn't say anything about the severity.

If the breaks on a Tesla don't work but it's fixable per OTA it's still worse than a less severe bug that needs to be fixed in a garage.

The cost to the company for a recall is also a thing so accurate headlines matter. Having to spend money paying service reps to do software and hardware changes at a service center is way more expensive than pushing out an OTA software. Which is why a good chunk of the media won't mention it when it comes to Tesla.

For clarity, the specific recall talked about in this article is not a software update. You can’t software update a stuck accelerator pedal.